May 16, 2024
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Category: AAP

OFCCP Files Formal Request With OMB To Extend Use of Contractor Portal

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on May 13, 2024, submitted a formal request to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew its contractor portal for three years. Since 2022, federal contractors and subcontractors have used the portal, an online tool, to certify their affirmative action programs (AAPs). OFCCP announced in December 2023...
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May 02, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s FAQs on the New Federal Race/Ethnicity Data Reporting Standards

The new standards for collecting and reporting federal race and ethnicity data—published in March by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)—will have a major impact on the reporting requirements imposed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit...
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April 30, 2024
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Category: Comment Letter

CWC Comments Urge OFCCP To Amend Proposed Construction Contractor Scheduling Letter

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, wrote a comment letter to the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs urging OFCCP to abandon expansive changes it is proposing to the Scheduling Letter through which it notifies federal construction contractors of an upcoming compliance evaluation. OFCCP solicited public comments on its proposed changes, as required...
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April 25, 2024
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Category: Comment Letter

CWC Comments to OFCCP Question Need for Reinstatement of Construction Contractor Form CC-257

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has submitted comments to the Labor Department’s Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) on its proposal to reinstate a monthly version of its long-discontinued Utilization Report (Form CC-257) for federal construction contractors and subcontractors. CWC’s comments support OFCCP’s efforts to improve the process for scheduling federal contractors for compliance...
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April 10, 2024
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Category: AAP

OFCCP Opens 2024 Contractor Portal for Annual AAP Certifications, Deadline Is July 1

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has opened its online Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface Portal (“contractor portal”) through which covered federal contractors must certify their compliance with the agency’s AAP requirements. Certifications must be completed by July 1, 2024. CWC’s review of OFCCP’s contractor portal landing page, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and User Guide reveals that the registration and certification...
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April 08, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

Divided FCC Votes To Resume Collecting Race/Ethnicity Data From Broadcasters

The Democratic majority on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted recently to resume collecting race and ethnicity data from broadcasters, an information collection that the agency abandoned more than 20 years ago. Once the data is collected, the FCC intends to disclose it to the public in non-aggregated form as submitted by each covered broadcaster. Again on a 3 to...
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April 04, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OMB Revises 1997 Federal Race/Ethnicity Reporting Standards, Adds New “MENA” Category

The standards that federal agencies have used for more than 25 years to collect race and ethnicity data are changing. The revised standards, published by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Federal Register March 29, 2024, add a new race and ethnicity category for individuals identifying as Middle Eastern or North African (MENA). They also require...
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March 25, 2024
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

DOL Formally Asks OMB To Extend VETS-4212 Form for Three More Years, Without Change

The Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has formally requested permission from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue using the current version of the VETS-4212 form for another three years. The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, supports DOL-VETS’ request. Covered federal contractors must file a VETS-4212 form annually...
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March 18, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOJ Announces New “Bounty Hunter” Pilot Program for Corporate Whistleblowers

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will launch a pilot program later this year that will award monetary bounties to corporate whistleblowers that are not otherwise eligible for cash rewards under federal law. The focus will be on encouraging whistleblowing related to allegations of foreign corruption. DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) will spearhead the pilot program. Acting...
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March 13, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP Intends To Expand Burdensome Construction Contractor Scheduling Letter, Form CC-314

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it wants to expand the scheduling letter and itemized listing by which it notifies federal construction contractors of a compliance audit. OFCCP also intends to add reporting items to Form CC-314, the Construction Contract Award Notification Requirement. These developments are consistent with the agency’s increased scrutiny of federal...
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